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+<!--
+ $Id$
+ @version $Rev$
+ @ConQAT.Rating GREEN Hash: D1F74AF2CA514F3B272F63D5DC9757CB
+-->
+<body>
+User interface for the kernel introspection system service (KISS).
+It provides an Eclipse view with a tree viewer showing all introspective
+services (and their specific items) as well as a section for service-specific,
+detailed information.
+</body>
diff --git a/org.fortiss.tooling.kernel/trunk/src/org/fortiss/tooling/kernel/introspection/IIntrospectiveKernelService.java b/org.fortiss.tooling.kernel/trunk/src/org/fortiss/tooling/kernel/introspection/IIntrospectiveKernelService.java
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+/*--------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+$Id$
+| |
+| Copyright 2016 ForTISS GmbH |
+| |
+| Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); |
+| you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. |
+| You may obtain a copy of the License at |
+| |
+| http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 |
+| |
+| Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software |
+| distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, |
+| WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. |
+| See the License for the specific language governing permissions and |
+| limitations under the License. |
++--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+package org.fortiss.tooling.kernel.introspection;
+
+/**
+ * Interface for introspective kernel services, i.e., kernel services which provide runtime
+ * information about its configuration and state. This interface should be implemented by all
+ * kernel services for the purpose of helping tool developers to find kernel related issues,
+ * e.g., such as 'Is my compositor registered?'.
+ *
+ * @author hoelzl
+ * @author $Author$
+ * @version $Rev$
+ * @ConQAT.Rating RED Hash:
+ */
+public interface IIntrospectiveKernelService {
+
+}
diff --git a/org.fortiss.tooling.kernel/trunk/src/org/fortiss/tooling/kernel/introspection/package.html b/org.fortiss.tooling.kernel/trunk/src/org/fortiss/tooling/kernel/introspection/package.html
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+<!--
+ $Id$
+ @version $Rev$
+ @ConQAT.Rating GREEN Hash: D1F74AF2CA514F3B272F63D5DC9757CB
+-->
+<body>
+Interface definitions of the kernel introspection system service (KISS).
+<P>
+Each kernel service should implement the <code>IIntrospectiveKernelService</code> interface to provide useful runtime information.
+<P>
+KISS is intended to be used by the tool developers to ease the development of kernel based tools.
+</body>